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 * Alex Y's Current Events

Current Event #1 Genocide charge now possible for Sudan's al-Bashir February 3, 2010 []

The article I found discusses how the International Criminal Court will consider charging Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with genocide after his actions involving the Darfur. The accusations were placed last year however judges would not indict him. An appeal panel ruled the judges made an "error in law" so he will be tried once more. He is being accused of genocide and various war-like crimes including the death of over 300,000 people caused by the war. This ruling is monumental because it is the first time the world's war crimes court dealt with a case of genocide.

I feel that it is a good thing that the Sudanese President will be tried again because it is rather obvious that a genocide is going on with the death of so many. It is most likely that he is one of the main causes of this so he deserves to be tried and if convicted, punished.

I also read this one and reported on it. But i understood that it was more of the fact that they thought it was a genocide, rather than placing the blame on the president. -emilyl.

​ I got the same impression; I thought that they were considering it to be a genocide. However I did not understand if it was for sure determined to be a genocide. Whether genocide or not he participated in the murder of many people, thus it is a great thing that he is being tried again. -Claudia D.